One of the Christmas gifts I made this year was denim oven mitts. I made two pair, but that evidently wasn't enough. I now have requests for two more pair.
The first pair will be made with the blue denim as previously made. The second pair will be made of black denim. The black denim will go great with my sisters farmhouse decor of reds, blacks and grey.
Although it is a simple pattern with only two pieces, the charm comes in the details that can be used from old jeans. No two mitts come out exactly the same. Just like no two brand of jeans are the same. I love using the top pockets and the actual waistband in the construction. When I say simple, the simplicity is in the amount of pattern pieces used to assemble. The hardest part is taking the jean apart to reuse.
This was to be a quick sew and I'd be back on track to my current sewing project. Making two pair of mitts took me all day. Unrealistically, I was thinking they'd take a couple hours. Hahaha. But it certainly feels good using up some of my stash of used jeans. It's like spring cleaning.
Our weather has been blistering cold. Perfect weather for baking. I need to get these oven mitts off to their new owners. With our temperature low of -16 and daytime high 2, I couldn't think of anything I'd rather be doing than sewing. Well maybe baking, but I've been doing that in-between.
Remembering my word "focus", I'm back on track to my current project.
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